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Juneau could have sixth straight year of below average snowfall

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Juneau could have sixth straight year of below average snowfall

More snow is coming, but this season still isn’t normal.

Alaska Native weaving project honors survivors of violence

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Alaska Native weaving project honors survivors of violence

Family thread runs through endeavor.

With the first show done, Wearable Art shares theme for next year

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With the first show done, Wearable Art shares theme for next year

They’ve got 2020 vision.

Wearable Art extravaganza to blend new offerings with past favorites

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Wearable Art extravaganza to blend new offerings with past favorites

Stand by tickets still available.

High school students say they’ve seen enough shootings

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High school students say they’ve seen enough shootings

They came with ideas and valentines.

It’s negotiating time for Juneau School District

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It’s negotiating time for Juneau School District

Talks are just getting started.

Once more with feeling: Juneau poetry contest winner gets second shot at state

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Once more with feeling: Juneau poetry contest winner gets second shot at state

It was a very happy birthday for high schooler Morgan Blackgoat.

A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

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A TV show set in Sitka is in the works

The goal: Show a side of Alaska that’s not bush people.

Photos: Wine and beer tasting and silent auction held to benefit Juneau Animal Rescue

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Photos: Wine and beer tasting and silent auction held to benefit Juneau Animal Rescue

For the love of animals.

Golden anniversary of Stonewall uprising celebrated in Juneau

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Golden anniversary of Stonewall uprising celebrated in Juneau

They did something.

Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage

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Young artist blends hip-hop and Tlingit heritage on big stage

He gives all his cultures a voice.

Bear 153 was the topic of Laurie Craig’s Fireside Lecture Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Laurie Craig)

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Since a young age, this bear has lived with an audience

Think Nicky is too mainstream? Here’s your bear.

Haida artist’s exhibition blends old and new school art

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Haida artist’s exhibition blends old and new school art

David Boxley and Trent Reznor are both great in his book.

Odd museum collection has rhyme and reason

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Odd museum collection has rhyme and reason

It’s ekphrastic.

Traffic at Riverside and Stephen Richards drives backs up past Gee Street the morning of Feb. 8, 2019. There is a plan to alleviate traffic at the congestion-prone intersection. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Mendenhall Valley residents could find their morning commutes getting better

Lights, traffic, action.

JDHS student is latest performer in piano series

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JDHS student is latest performer in piano series

Here’s to you Farley-Robinson.

Thunder Mountain students swap art with New York City artist

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Thunder Mountain students swap art with New York City artist

They’ve got mail.

More than a foot of snow could be coming to Juneau

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More than a foot of snow could be coming to Juneau

There’s snow time like the present.

Flu season is ramping up across the state, particularly in Alaska. Still, it’s not too late for a flu shot, saidLouisa Castrodale, epidemiologist for the Alaska Division of Public Health. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Flu cases in Alaska are way up

Experts say wash your hands and get vaccinated.

LaVern Beier speaks during his Fireside Lecture about Gobi bears at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Friday, Feb.1, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Bear with him: Retired researcher talks about studying world’s most endangered bear

There are fewer than 50 of these bears left and he’s touched three of them.